Chelsea might be disappointed to know that last year’s
summer superhero is back. That’s right. Urby was loaned out to their fellow EPL
club Fulham for the second half of this past season. You see, after his amazing
string of appearances in summer friendlies last year, and some good
performances at the beginning of the season, Allegri dropped him like a hot
iron and then sent him packing in January. But now our summer superhero is back
with a vengeance. And Allegri is even playing him at his natural position.
Chelsea should be scared.

While Chelsea have their ‘special one’ or whatever it is
that Mourinho calls himself these days, they don’t have Urby. And just because
they dispatched with the ugly half of Milan on Thursday night 2-0 to earn the
privilege of facing off with the beautiful half of Milan tomorrow doesn’t mean
they’ll repeat their performance. Because even with Injury Armageddon™ rolling
in early and taking half of our defenders and more, we are still AC Milan. A
team with seven Champions League trophies to their one.

Not sure if scared or scheming

But who am I kidding? This is Chelsea, Mourinho 2.0 version.
And we are an incredibly young side, weakened by injuries, still reeling from
the effects of the exodus of so many players just a year ago. I for one would
not be ashamed if they managed to avenge their loss of last year, particularly
since our boys will likely still be jet-lagged from flying in Friday night
after celebrating wildly their prestigious third place Audi Cup victory. And
their performance vs. Inter seemed pretty solid compared to our friendly form
so far, even with a lot of their bench players on the pitch.

However, Urby Emanuelson may have something else to say
about that. Something tells me that he wants to stay at Milan this season, and
there’s only one way to make that happen: kick some Chelsea butt. And if
Allegri allows him to continue at left back, who knows what he is capable of?
Versatility is his strength during the season, but in the summer, he kicks it
up a few notches and becomes Super Urby. Able to run up and down the side with
superhero pace. Put in sweet crosses and assists with a single bound. He
defends. He attacks. He’s unselfish. He’s Super Urby!

We're like a freaking legion of Superheroes

Maybe Mourinho has seen the tape from last year’s
humiliating friendly in Miami. Maybe he’s planning some kryptonite for our
little Dutch hero. Who knows? But with Super Mario, Zapata, and Loki,
God of Playmaking, coming back, our newly acquired Silvestre traveling with
the team, and Saponara rumored to be fit, Allegri has some fresh kryptonite of
his own. Certainly, if we play
as well as we did vs. Sao Paulo in the Audi Cup runner-up match, then we
could become the stuff of Urban Legend. Or make that Urby Legend. That’s right,
Mourinho. Prepare yourself to face the Legend of Urby Emanuelson.